14000+ MCQs Ancient History (Indus Valley (Harappan) Civilisation)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 27/10/2026
1. The source of knowledge about Harappan culture is:
2. With reference to the difference between the culture of Rigvedic Aryans and Indus Valley people, which of the following statement is/are correct?
(i) Rigvedic Aryans used the coat of mail and helmet in warfare, whereas the people of Indus valley civilisation did not leave any evidence of using them. (ii) Rigvedic Aryans knew gold, silver and copper, whereas Indus valley people knew only copper and iron. (iii) Rigvedic Aryans had domesticated the horse, whereas there is no evidence of Indus valley people having been aware of this animal. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
3. Which of the following is a Harappan port?
4. What is the correct chronological order in which the following appeared in India?
I. Gold coins
II. Punch-marked silver coins
III. Iron plough
IV. Urban culture
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
5. The beginning of idol worship is to be considered in:
6. From which one of the following places, remains of wells have been found in houses belonging to the developed stage of the Indus Valley Civilisation?
7. From where the copper chariot of Harappan times was found?
8. The site of Harappa is located on the bank of river:
9. Which among the following is not related to Indus Valley Civilisation?
10. Harappan craft display an amazing degree of standardisation according to Kenoyer, what was the possible reason for such an achievement?
11. Shortugai is located in which country?
12. Which among the following place is not related to Indus Valley Civilisation?
13. The following sentence describe one of the sites of the Harappany Civilisation.
"The settlement is divided into two sections, one smaller but higher and the other much larger but lower. Archaeologists, designate these as the citadel and the lower town respectively. Both were walled. Several buildings were built on platforms, which served as foundations.
Which of the following sites does it refer to?
14. Which one of the following animals was not represented on the seals and terracotta art of the Harappan culture?
15. The people of Indus valley believed in:
16. Dholavira is located in the state of:
17. The copper chariot of Indus Valley civilisation was found in which of the following place?
18. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
| List I | List II |
| A. Indus Valley Civilisation | 1. Pastoral |
| B. Later Vedic Society | 2. Landlordism |
| C. Rigvedic Society | 3. Agrarian |
| D. Medieval Period | 4. Urban |
19. In which of the following site remnant of three townships have been revealed?
20. Match List I (Harappan Settlement) with List II (River on which located) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
| List I (Harappan Settlement) | List II (River on which located) |
| A. Harappa | 1. Bhogava |
| B. Kalibangan | 2. Ghaggar |
| C. Lothal | 3. Ravi |
| D. Ropar | 4. Sutlej |
21. The earliest evidence of silver in India is found in the:
22. Indus Civilisation existed in .....
23. The Harappan Civilisation covered an expensive area of present South Asia. The geographic area covered by this civilisation included:
24. What is the correct North-South sequence of the following civilisations?
25. Many sites of Indus Valley Civilisation was placed on the bank of rivers. Identify the rivers associated with this civilisation.
I. Sindhu
II. Chenab
III. Jhelum
IV. Ganga
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below.
26. From where the evidence of rock-cut architecture were found, with reference to Harappa civilisation?
27. With reference to the difference between the culture of Rigvedic Aryans and Indus valley people, which of the following statements is/are correct?
I. Rigvedic Aryans used the coat of mail and helmet in warfare whereas the people of Indus Valley Civilisation did not leave any evidence of using them.
II. Rigvedic Aryans knew gold, silver and copper whereas Indus valley people knew only copper and iron.
III. Rigvedic Aryans had domesticated the horse whereas there is no evidence of Indus valley people having been aware of this animal.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
28. Match List I (Harappan Site) with List II (Key Archaeological Finding) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
| List I (Harappan Site) | List II (Key Archaeological Finding) |
| A. Lothal | 1. Ploughed field |
| B. Kalibangan | 2. Dockyard |
| C. Dholavira | 3. Terracotta replica of a plough |
| D. Banawali | 4. An inscription comprising ten large sized signs of the Harappan script |
29. The excavation at Chanhudaro was directed by:
30. From which one of the following factory sites were limestone and chert blades mass produced and sent to various Harappan settlements in Sindh?
31. Which of the following statements about Harappa Civilisation is/are correct?
I. There is the extraordinary uniformity in artefacts as evident in pottery seals, bricks and weights.
II. The late Harappa sites also maintained the same construction techniques as were used in mature Harappa sites.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
32. The Indus Valley culture was different from the Vedic Civilisation because:
33. Out of the following remains excavated in Indus Valley, which one indicates the commercial and economic development?
34. The Harappan people worshipped the:
I. Pipal tree II. Humped bull III. Prototype of Shiva IV. Other Goddess
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
35. Which of the following statements about the Indus Civilisation is not true?
36. Which place of Harappan civilisation is located in Maharashtra?
I. Harappan
II. Mohenjodaro
III. Diamabad
IV. Surkotda
Select the correct answer using codes given below.
37. According to the report of IIT Kharagpur study group continuous low rainfall for how many years was the cause of fall of the Indus Valley Civilisation?
38. Which of the following Civilisations flourished on the bank of River Nile?
39. An ivory scale in Harappan context was found at:
40. Which one of the following was not known to the Harappans?
41. Consider the following statements about Harappan Culture:
I. The Harappan Culture matured in Sind and Punjab.
II. It spread from there to Southwards and eastwards.
III. The area, where it spread, was bigger than Egypt and Mesopotamia
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
42. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
43. Match List I (Harappan site) with List II (Modern location/Island) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
| List I (Harappan site) | List II (Modern location/Island) |
| A. Dholavira | 1. Saurashtra (Part of Gujarat) |
| B. Rakhigarhi | 2. Hisar (District in Haryana) |
| C. Bhirrana | 3. Kadir island (Kutch, Gujarat) |
| D. Bhogavo | 4. Haryana (State) |
44. Assertion (A) Mohenjodaro and Harappa cities are dead now. Reason (R) They were discovered during excavations. In the context of the above, which one of the following is correct?
45. Which of the following is a Harappan site located in Rajasthan?
46. Which one among the following statements regarding Jorwe Culture is not correct?
47. Which of the following is not responsible for the decline of Indus Valley Civilisation?
48. Harappan people had a common burial system which is proved by:
49. Which city of Indus Valley Civilisation was divided into three parts?
50. The important reason to keep Indus-Valley civilisation before Aryan Civilisation is: